Edna (Murphy) Saenger (1916 - 1961)

Born 15 Sep 1916 in Whatcom County, Washington

Ancestors

Died 22 Nov 1961 at age 45 in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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Biography

Edna Murphy was born in 1916. She was the daughter of Daniel Murphy and Edna McCollum. Her mother died died within hours of her birth so she was raised by her maternal grandmother, Sophronia McCollum. Sophronia died in 1925. Sometime before September of 1928, Edna was adopted by Abraham and Bertha (Hirsch) Saenger. By 1935, the Saengers moved from California to Shreveport, Louisiana. Edna passed away in 1961 in Houston, Texas and was buried at Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport, Lousiana, next to her adopted parents, Abraham and Bertha Saenger.

Sources

Family photo from collection of Earl L. Montgomery with inscription "to my brother Earl, love Edna"

• Unnamed female born to D. B. Murphy and Edna McCollum 15 Sep 1916

Washington, Birth Records, 1870-1935 Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Births, 1891-1919; Film Info: Various county birth registers. Ancestry.com

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch [1] 31 January 2021, Edna W McCullom in entry for Sophronia McCullom, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch [2] 8 December 2015, California > Los Angeles > Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250) > ED 196 > image 6 of 69; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch [3] accessed 22 February 2022, Louisiana > Caddo > Police Jury Ward 4 > 9-89 Police Jury Ward 4 outside Shreveport City E of U.S. Highway 171, The Gowen Sanitarium > image 28 of 88; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
• "California, Los Angeles Passenger Lists, 1907-1948," database with images, FamilySearch [4] 20 May 2014, 018 - Jun 24, 1928 - Aug 27, 1928 > image 530 of 1090; citing NARA microfilm publication M1764 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch [5] 20 May 2014, 1903-1945 (NARA T905) > 158 - 1 Jan 1936 - 31 Mar 1936 > image 576 of 710; citing NARA microfilm publications M259 and T905 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch [6] 8 December 2015, California > Los Angeles > Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250) > ED 196 > image 6 of 69; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch [7] 22 July 2014, Death certificates > 1961 > Vol 130-136, certificates 064501-067800, Nov, Harris-Webb counties > image 291 of 3387; State Registrar Office, Austin.
• Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA - Findagrave Memorial #121018205[8]